Congressman Krishnamoorthi Joins Illinois Delegation Colleagues in Requesting a Meeting with ICE Field Office Director Russell Hott

SCHAUMBURG – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth as well as every Democratic member of the Illinois congressional delegation in requesting a meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Field Office Director Russell Hott about so-called ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ and the oversight of the ICE Broadview Processing Facility. The letter comes following troubling reports about the Broadview facility and several attempts by members of the delegation to conduct congressional oversight within the facility.

 “Oversight of this facility is desperately needed as legal service providers and our constituents have raised concerns about the poor conditions at Broadview,” the Members wrote in the letter. “These reports allege unsanitary bathroom facilities; spreading illness; continued overcrowding; detainees sleeping on the floor or in chairs; a lack of access to food, water or hygiene products; restricted communications to family members and attorneys; and an inability to access medication.” 

Despite ICE agreeing to a meeting with the delegation in lieu of a visit to the facility on September 26, 2025, the agency has now postponed that meeting to an unconfirmed date in October. ICE continues to bar the delegation’s access to Broadview, despite Congress’s inherent authority to conduct oversight of ICE facilities. In the letter, the members also included a list of questions to be answered by DHS at the forthcoming meeting. 

The full letter is available here.